2015-16 Awards

The North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL) gives out awards weekly, monthly and at the end of each season. Below are the awards the Great Falls Americans have received for the 2015-16 season.

Please click on the player’s name below for their stats.

2015-16: NA3HL: Year End Season Awards

American standouts Congdon and Bernhards among NA3HL award winners

By Kevin Scott

FRISCO, TX., April 7, 2016 — The Great Falls Americans, who just finished their second year in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL), had two individual players selected for league honors during the 2015-16 season.

The league awards include Most Valuable Player, Forward of the Year, Defenseman of the Year, Goaltender of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, General Manager of the Year and Organization of the Year. Other awards that were recognized this year were the All-NA3HL 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and All-Rookie teams, Community Service and Academic Award winners as voted on by the league’s coaches and general managers, based upon performance during the 2015-16 regular season.

During this season, the league expanded their awards to recognize amongst each division with All-Divisional Teams, Most Valuable Player divisional awards, Forward of the Year, Defenseman of the Year, Goaltender of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Community Service and Academic Award winners.

Tanner Congdon, the 5’7” forward from Anchorage, Alaska, was named the NA3HL and Frontier Division Rookie of the Year and was also named to the 2015-16 All-NA3HL Rookie First Team. He recorded 23 goals and dished out 41 assists in 44 regular season appearances for the Americans. He scored an additional two goals and provided seven assists in eight playoff games. Congdon also participated in the 2016 Top Prospects Tournament in Plymouth, Michigan in February where he had two assists as a member of the NA3HL 18U Selects Black team.

Ricards Bernhardswas awarded the 2015-16 Forward of the Year in the NA3HL’s Frontier Division and a member of the All-Frontier Division Team. The Jelgava, Latvia native was also one of six members named to the All-NA3HL Second Team. The 6’4” forward led the Frontier Division champions in goals scored with 30 and finished with 25 assists including six playoff contests. He also was selected and played in the 2016 Top Prospects Tournament for the 18U Selects Black team where he scored three goals in three games.

Click hereto view the official AWHL 2015-16 League Awards announcement and entire list of winners and click here for the 2015-16 Divisional Award winners.

2015-16: NA3HL: Player of the Month (POTM)

February 2016

The NA3HL gives out a monthly “Player of the Month” award each month of the regular season. The awards, presented by Easton, are given to the top performing players in each of the three positions (Forward, Defenseman, Goaltender) of the North American 3 Hockey League that are nominated by their respective teams.

2015-16: NA3HL: Player of the Month (POTM)

January 2016

The NA3HL gives out a monthly “Player of the Month” award each month of the regular season. The awards, presented by Easton, are given to the top performing players in each of the three positions (Forward, Defenseman, Goaltender) of the North American 3 Hockey League that are nominated by their respective teams.

2015-16: NA3HL: Player of the Month (POTM)

November 2015

The NA3HL gives out a monthly “Player of the Month” award each month of the regular season. The awards, presented by Easton, are given to the top performing players in each of the three positions (Forward, Defenseman, Goaltender) of the North American 3 Hockey League that are nominated by their respective teams.

2015-16: NA3HL: Player of the Month (POTM)

October 2015

The NA3HL gives out a monthly “Player of the Month” award each month of the regular season. The awards, presented by Easton, are given to the top performing players in each of the three positions (Forward, Defenseman, Goaltender) of the North American 3 Hockey League that are nominated by their respective teams.

2015-16: NA3HL: Frontier Division Star of the Week (POTW)

Week Ending February 28, 2016

The NA3HL gives out a weekly “Divisional Star of the Week” award during each of the regular season. The awards, presented by Easton, are given to the top performing players in each of the four divisions (Central, East, Frontier, South) of the North American 3 Hockey League that are nominated by their head coaches.

The Great Falls Americans kept their Frontier title hopes alive with a 7-1 win over Billings in their lone game of the weekend last week. Defenseman Arseny Ivanov, 20, had a big game as the native of Moscow, Russia, recorded two goals from the blueline including the game-winner in the win. Ivanov was also a +2 in the game. Ivanov (5’11”, 178) recently played in the 2016 Top Prospects Tournament for the Frontier Division team, where he had a great event with four assists in three games. In 36 games played this season, Ivanov has 19 points.

Great Falls Americans head coach Jeff Heimel: “Arseny is a true competitor. He plays well on both sides of the puck and last weekend showed his ability to play produce offensively. His plus/minus on the season reflects his completeness as a defenseman and we are excited by his performance so far this season.”

2015-16: NA3HL: Frontier Division Star of the Week (POTW)

Week Ending February 14, 2016

The NA3HL gives out a weekly “Divisional Star of the Week” award during each of the regular season. The awards, presented by Easton, are given to the top performing players in each of the four divisions (Central, East, Frontier, South) of the North American 3 Hockey League that are nominated by their head coaches.

With two road wins over the weekend, the Great Falls Americans kept pace with Yellowstone for the top spot in the Frontier Division. Newly acquired forward Tyler Garcia, 21, had a good weekend as the native of Anchorage, AK, had three points and was a +4 in two wins over Billings and Helena. On Friday, Garcia (6’0″, 205) scored twice in a 6-1 win in Billings. On Saturday, he had an assist in a 2-1 win at Helena. For the season, Garcia has 13 points in 16 games played with the Americans.

Great Falls Americans head coach Jeff Heimel: “Tyler has been a great addition for our team. He brings a physical presence to the line-up and he is also a very hard worker. He has been an impact player for us since his arrival and we hope that this continues and adds to the momentum he has built this season.”

2015-16: NA3HL: Frontier Division Star of the Week (POTW)

Week Ending January 31, 2016

The NA3HL gives out a weekly “Divisional Star of the Week” award during each of the regular season. The awards, presented by Easton, are given to the top performing players in each of the four divisions (Central, East, Frontier, South) of the North American 3 Hockey League that are nominated by their head coaches.

2015-16: NA3HL: Frontier Division Star of the Week (POTW)

Week Ending January 17, 2016

The NA3HL gives out a weekly “Divisional Star of the Week” award during each of the regular season. The awards, presented by Easton, are given to the top performing players in each of the four divisions (Central, East, Frontier, South) of the North American 3 Hockey League that are nominated by their head coaches.

2015-16: NA3HL: Frontier Division Star of the Week (POTW)

Week Ending January 10, 2016

The NA3HL gives out a weekly “Divisional Star of the Week” award during each of the regular season. The awards, presented by Easton, are given to the top performing players in each of the four divisions (Central, East, Frontier, South) of the North American 3 Hockey League that are nominated by their head coaches.

2015-16: NA3HL: Frontier Division Star of the Week (POTW)

Week Ending December 13, 2015

The NA3HL gives out a weekly “Divisional Star of the Week” award during each of the regular season. The awards, presented by Easton, are given to the top performing players in each of the four divisions (Central, East, Frontier, South) of the North American 3 Hockey League that are nominated by their head coaches.

2015-16: NA3HL: Frontier Division Star of the Week (POTW)

Week Ending December 6, 2015

The NA3HL gives out a weekly “Divisional Star of the Week” award during each of the regular season. The awards, presented by Easton, are given to the top performing players in each of the four divisions (Central, East, Frontier, South) of the North American 3 Hockey League that are nominated by their head coaches.

2015-16: NA3HL: Frontier Division Star of the Week (POTW)

Week Ending November 29, 2015

The NA3HL gives out a weekly “Divisional Star of the Week” award during each of the regular season. The awards, presented by Easton, are given to the top performing players in each of the four divisions (Central, East, Frontier, South) of the North American 3 Hockey League that are nominated by their head coaches.

2015-16: NA3HL: Frontier Division Star of the Week (POTW)

Week Ending November 1, 2015

The NA3HL gives out a weekly “Divisional Star of the Week” award during each of the regular season. The awards, presented by Easton, are given to the top performing players in each of the four divisions (Central, East, Frontier, South) of the North American 3 Hockey League that are nominated by their head coaches.

2015-16: NA3HL: Frontier Division Star of the Week (POTW)

Week Ending October 25, 2015

The NA3HL gives out a weekly “Divisional Star of the Week” award during each of the regular season. The awards, presented by Easton, are given to the top performing players in each of the four divisions (Central, East, Frontier, South) of the North American 3 Hockey League that are nominated by their head coaches.

2015-16: NA3HL: Frontier Division Star of the Week (POTW)

Week Ending October 6, 2015

The NA3HL gives out a weekly “Divisional Star of the Week” award during each of the regular season. The awards, presented by Easton, are given to the top performing players in each of the four divisions (Central, East, Frontier, South) of the North American 3 Hockey League that are nominated by their head coaches.

2015-16: NA3HL: Frontier Division Star of the Week (POTW)

Week Ending September 27, 2015

The NA3HL gives out a weekly “Divisional Star of the Week” award during each of the regular season. The awards, presented by Easton, are given to the top performing players in each of the four divisions (Central, East, Frontier, South) of the North American 3 Hockey League that are nominated by their head coaches.

18-year old Ricards Bernhards helped the Great Falls Americans stay undefeated and in first place in the Frontier Division with a weekend road sweep of the Yellowstone Quake this past weekend. The native of Jelgava, Latvia had five points and was a +2 in the weekend sweep. On Friday, Bernhards (6’4″, 170) had two goals, including the game-winner, in a come-from-behind 4-3 win. On Saturday, he had another game-winning goal and two more assists in a 5-1 win. Bernhards leads the team in scoring this season with seven points in three games.

Great Falls Americans head coach Jeff Heimel: “Ricards is a great player and has some great size that he takes advantage of. He competes really hard and it is tough to tell he is a rookie. He stepped up to the plate this past weekend and has a ton of upside.”

2015-16: NA3HL: Frontier Division Star of the Week (POTW)

Week Ending September 20, 2015

The NA3HL gives out a weekly “Divisional Star of the Week” award during each of the regular season. The awards, presented by Easton, are given to the top performing players in each of the four divisions (Central, East, Frontier, South) of the North American 3 Hockey League that are nominated by their head coaches.

The Great Falls Americans opened the defense of their Frontier title last weekend with a convincing 12-1 win over the Glacier Nationals. Tegan Harrington, an 18 year old forward (6’0″/185) led the way in the win with a goal and three assists anda +4 rating. Harrington is a native of Wasilla, Alaska and previously played for Wasilla High School.

Great Falls Americans head coach Jeff Heimel: “Tegan is a great kid and a leader on and off the ice. He competes hard and we are excited about what he brings to the table. It is early in the season, but he played great for his first junior hockey game.”